A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for definitions; to provide that a driver granted a license due to an impairment of his or her parent or guardian must be accompanied while driving; to provide a definition of immediate family; to amend Chapter 16 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Driver Services, so as to grant authority to the commissioner to conduct background checks for certain applicants; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probation, so as to exempt certain transactions relating to ignition interlock devices from subject matter jurisdiction requirement; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes.

Status History

Jan/01/2012 - Effective Date

May/11/2011 - Act 89

May/11/2011 - House Date Signed by Governor

Apr/26/2011 - House Sent to Governor

Apr/14/2011 - Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

Apr/14/2011 - House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

Apr/12/2011 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Apr/12/2011 - Senate Third Read

Mar/30/2011 - Senate Read Second Time

Mar/30/2011 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Mar/16/2011 - Senate Read and Referred

Mar/16/2011 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/14/2011 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Mar/14/2011 - House Third Readers

Mar/01/2011 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/22/2011 - House Second Readers

Feb/17/2011 - House First Readers

Feb/16/2011 - House Hopper

Footnotes

3/14/2011 Withdrawn from the Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules Committee; 3/16/2011 Modified Structured Rule; 4/14/2011 House agrees to the Senate substitute as House amended; 4/14/2011 Senate agrees to House amendment to Senate substitute